Ball Park Food

The 10 Most Outrageous Ball Park Eats

A few years ago, Travel + Leisure ran a story about the culinary renaissance underway in ball parks across North America. It raved about the fresh Dungeness crab sandwich at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, which, according to the magazine, was best washed down with “a glass of Brassfield Estate High Serenity Ranch -- a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Gewürztraminer grapes from nearby estate vineyards.” The “ichiroll” in Seattle -- a spicy tuna roll named after Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki -- was best paired with a glass of sake, hot or cold. Owners were becoming more aware of our growing food obsession and realized that frozen pizza and limp hot dogs just wouldn’t cut it anymore.

Today, the concession competition is almost as fierce as the action on the field, with teams trying anything to gain an edge. The reigning AL Champion Texas Rangers recently announced the addition of “The Champion Dog” to their stadium carte, a two-foot long, $26 dollar hot dog, which should get even non-baseball fans in the seats, if just so they can see the damned thing. In honor of this elongated tube of meat and the upcoming baseball season, we count down the 10 most outrageous ball park foods available today.